College football 2024

[InThe313]

Is this purgatory for me?  No. 7 Notre Dame is playing No. 6 Penn State in the Orange Bowl at the College Football Playoff Semifinals.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  This game is actually getting good.  Notre Dame and Penn State are tied, 10-10, entering the fourth quarter of the Orange Bowl.

UPDATE 2:  Who needs to stop and catch their breath?  Mitch Jeter kicked a clutch 41-yard field goal with seven seconds left to lift Notre Dame to a 27-24 upset over Penn State to reach the title game on Jan. 20 in Atlanta.

[InThe313]

Hopefully, the result of this game will not make me run head first into a brick wall.  No. 8 Ohio State is playing No. 5 Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic in the College Football Playoff semis.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  I hope you have a hot bowl of popcorn for this finish.  Ohio State and Texas are tied, 14-14, entering the fourth quarter of the Cotton Bowl Classic.

UPDATE 2:  This College Football Playoff National Championship is going to be absolutely brutal for me.  Ohio State’s Jack Sawyer sacked his former teammate, Texas’ Quinn Ewers, returning the fumble 83 yards for a touchdown as the Buckeyes reached the title game against Notre Dame on Jan. 20 in Atlanta in a 28-14 upset.

[InThe313]

Pray for me so I do not go crazy tonight.  No. 8 Ohio State is playing No. 7 Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship.  The game is being played in Atlanta.  Updates to come.

UPDATE:  I will give the devil his due if this result holds.  Ohio State is in control at the half and leading Notre Dame, 21-7.  The Buckeyes’ Will Howard is 14-for-15 for two touchdowns.  The Fighting Irish are facing their largest deficit of the season.

UPDATE 2:  Strap in because this will be a fun finish!  Notre Dame is not done yet as the Fighting Irish have cut Ohio State’s 21-point lead to eight with 4:10 left in the CFP title game.

UPDATE 3:  Somebody play “Across the Field”, “Buckeye Battle Cry”, “Carmen Ohio” or “Hang On Sloopy” by The McCoys.  Ohio State held off a Notre Dame rally for a 34-23 upset in the CFP championship game for their seventh national title.

UPDATE 4:  it is already time to look to 2025.  Here is the Way-Too-Early Top 25.  Nobody is topping Ohio State.  Notre Dame is outside the Top 3.  Nine SEC teams made the cut.  Here is the list.

1.  Ohio State
2.  Texas
3.  Penn State
4.  Notre Dame
5.  Georgia
6.  Oregon
7.  Clemson
8.  LSU
9.  BYU
10.  South Carolina
11.  Iowa State
12.  Alabama
13.  Illinois
14.  Arizona State
15.  SMU
16.  Kansas State
17.  Indiana
18.  Florida
19.  Tennessee
20.  Louisville
21.  Michigan
22.  Texas A&M
23.  Miami (Fla.)
24.  Boise State
25.  Ole Miss

Also receiving votes:  Auburn, Texas Tech, Missouri, Georgia Tech, Baylor, Duke, Washington, Nebraska, Iowa, Army, Colorado